Reviving electrocatalytic reductive amination: a sustainable route from biogenic levulinic acid to 1,5-dimethyl-2-pyrrolidone
Sonja D. Mürtz, Nils Kurig, F. Joschka Holzhäuser, Regina Palkovits
Abstract
The electrocatalytic reductive amination offers a green pathway to N-containing platform and fine chemicals by using water as a hydrogen source and benign reaction conditions.
Topics & Concepts
Levulinic acidReductive aminationChemistry2-PyrrolidoneAminationOrganic chemistryCatalysisAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion